Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. Mochigase
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Okay so we all know the game runs like dog water but lets talk about the actual game first. First off all, this game is way too easy. The raids, 100 's of items laying around and the xp crystals make this game an actual joke difficulty wise. My starter Pokemon was around 30 before even doing the first gym and i was NOT going out of my way to make the Pokemon overpowered. Gyms are an absolute joke, all buildings are grey and look the same. Gym trials are stupidly easy and a very bad replacement for the gyms we used to have. The Team Star missions are very boring and every base is the same. I like the idea about the Titan Pokemon missions though, going around and defeating them to get Koraidon some new mobility abilities but yet again these mission were too easy in my opinion. The character customization is a very big step backwards compared to other games, way less items to choose from and most items that you CAN choose are not even that good looking. The over-world, Pokemon aside, is empty. Nothing to do in it except remove some stakes for legendary Pokemons. The school is made out to be a 'big thing' in the trailers cause you are a student but you can completely ignore the school, you do not have to go there if you don't want to. I do like that you can go to class, answer questions etc and some questions actually made you think twice. But then again, these are not necessary to complete so it is completely up to you. The new Pokemon introduced in this game are also pretty forgettable except for a few. Some of the new Pokemons just look like real life animals with lazily put together names like 'Flamigo' which is a literal flamingo by the way. I do like the design of Koraidon and some of the prehistoric Pokemons. Trainer battles are also almost completely irrelevant now because why waste you time fighting a trainer when you can just do a Pokemon raid and get more xp with the xp crystals you get? I did not try out the multiplayer for this game so i cant really speak on that. I have seen gameplay but it looks to be the exact same game but now there is an extra person walking around with you and less wild Pokemon. Collecting materials to create TM's is something i didnt really do but i dont dislike this option. Now for the technical aspect of the game. The game runs like dog water and no this is not because of the hardware because the Switch has much prettier games that run fine. The game is really low quality texture wise and it drops frames constantly. Moving you camera around drops frames. Pokemon pop in is very bad. Certain things in the enviroment warp when you get closer or when you move away from it. Some textures even look like they stretch when u get close by. The texture flickers to black sometimes. Pokemon walk into eachother during post fight celebrations. Battle animations are bare bones. The game even hard crashed 2 times during my playthrough. Overall i'm very disappointed about this game and it might be time to give it to a new studio.… Expand
  2. Aaronkun
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Ok, the story is fine and de difficulty is very acceptable
    But how I'm supposed to enjoy it if the game performance is trash???
    Come on TPC, you can do something better than this
  3. martibarimaff
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The game is clearly not finished, let alone polished. Gameplay regressed from Pokemon Legends Arceus: it is now slower and more annoying. Variety in exploration is basically nonexistent. New pokemons have evolutions that aren't even evolutions. The game is marketed as an open world but the main city is entered through a loading screen, and that's not the only one. The cities are notThe game is clearly not finished, let alone polished. Gameplay regressed from Pokemon Legends Arceus: it is now slower and more annoying. Variety in exploration is basically nonexistent. New pokemons have evolutions that aren't even evolutions. The game is marketed as an open world but the main city is entered through a loading screen, and that's not the only one. The cities are not cities, you can'tenter buildings, the majority of shops are repeted menus, the exploration is not rewarding in any way. The crafting system is basically a downgrade from the qol that are reusable tm. The bug and glitches are the main part of the game. The game runs often at less than 30 fps. Every action require 0.5 seconds more than what is acceptable. There are even more points to complain about but i don't want to waste any more time on this ****… Expand
  4. LiljaH
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Some good story ideas so far destroyed by graphic bug, glich, poor performance overall. And dont forget the fps drop
  5. Basstyle1
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    To everyone giving this 5 stars, please stop snorting the copium. The FDA couldn’t keep up with this much drug intake as the Pokémon fans inhale. This game looks like it came out on a PS2. It consistently frame rates, running barely 20 FPS and it’ll stutter when it dips in frames. All the hub worlds are barren as hell. Whenever you see buildings, it’s a 50/50 if Gamefreak spent the actualTo everyone giving this 5 stars, please stop snorting the copium. The FDA couldn’t keep up with this much drug intake as the Pokémon fans inhale. This game looks like it came out on a PS2. It consistently frame rates, running barely 20 FPS and it’ll stutter when it dips in frames. All the hub worlds are barren as hell. Whenever you see buildings, it’s a 50/50 if Gamefreak spent the actual time to develop an interior or not. This is the same copy and paste game and I’ll be honest, games like Let’s Go Eevee had more heart and soul. Not even to mention the potential corrupted save file that has been happening to some players where your saves are gone. Save your money and buy better games like Bayonetta 3 or Xenoblade Chronicles 3. I’d rather just emulate this on my PC… Expand
  6. Ez4P3eterr
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Bad optimization, coop is almost unplayable due to bugs, and in 2022 we dont have Portuguese Subtitles
  7. Mae_bu
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    ゲームフリークの怠惰の塊
    うちの子どもが泣きました
    レベルデザイン、デバッグ、テストプレイ、エフェクト、服、当たり判定、操作感、テンポ感、果てはゲーム性を考えるのすらサボっています。 どれもこれもちゃんとユーザー目線に立てばありえないことばかりです。これがあの天下のポケモン様なんですか？ 大人ならまだしも、子どもは少ないこづかいを何ヶ月も貯めて買うんですよ？ もうゲームフリークのゲームを買うことはないでしょう    ゲームフリークの怠惰の塊
    うちの子どもが泣きました

    レベルデザイン、デバッグ、テストプレイ、エフェクト、服、当たり判定、操作感、テンポ感、果てはゲーム性を考えるのすらサボっています。
    どれもこれもちゃんとユーザー目線に立てばありえないことばかりです。これがあの天下のポケモン様なんですか？

    大人ならまだしも、子どもは少ないこづかいを何ヶ月も貯めて買うんですよ？
    もうゲームフリークのゲームを買うことはないでしょう
  8. Pokukeki
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They started with the lies on sword and shield then allowed Dimond and pearl to be dog **** ,some how did well with legends and went back down even further than sw/sh and hit cyberpunk 2077 low on releasing a garbage game ,and if your a pokemon stan that says " but it's still fun and the game play " shut tfu sit down a d open your brain , this game got green lit in its state cause they know brain dead fans will support anything with the name pokemon, they can release a new game with just 10 pokemon inside a house and all you do I pet them and you stans will give it a 10/10 . The new sonic game didn't even pull this crap, the new cod mw2 has the worse weapon unlocks but atleast their game WORKS GAMEFREAK and pokemon make millions and other games like DOOM SKIRYM XENOBLADE SERIES MARIO ZELDA look better and run smooth on the switch old to new models and POKEMON sc/vi runs worse than a ps1 game PS **** ONE.… Expand
  9. LessGalaXy
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Realmente estos juegos de Pokémon tienen potencial, al igual que buena música. Lamentablemente el frame rate está por los suelos y no se encuentra bien optimizado, lo que arruina la experiencia de querer estar capturando pokémon in field o explorar la zona con amigos.

    Esperemos que Game Freak hable al respecto y solucione su problema, sino, este sería considerado el peor Pokémon de    Realmente estos juegos de Pokémon tienen potencial, al igual que buena música. Lamentablemente el frame rate está por los suelos y no se encuentra bien optimizado, lo que arruina la experiencia de querer estar capturando pokémon in field o explorar la zona con amigos.

    Esperemos que Game Freak hable al respecto y solucione su problema, sino, este sería considerado el peor Pokémon de todas las generaciones.    … Expand
  10. shikasar
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    It's hard to imagine this being a 2022 game. While the frame rate and picture performance are disappointing, there are still many bugs.
    As a game development company, if you don't pay attention to the technology of game development, the gap will only be widened by other companies.
    Just enjoy the dividends brought by IP all the time, one day it will not go far. As much as we love    It's hard to imagine this being a 2022 game. While the frame rate and picture performance are disappointing, there are still many bugs.
    As a game development company, if you don't pay attention to the technology of game development, the gap will only be widened by other companies.
    Just enjoy the dividends brought by IP all the time, one day it will not go far.

    As much as we love Pokémon, we hate Game freak's complacency in recent years.
    Pay more attention to technology, Game freak.    … Expand
  11. Scrrom120
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The glitches, latency, and half-baked rig animations were bad, but none of those made me post this. Nintendo is apparently to blame for the backwards movement on character customization that has resulted in not a single outfit that doesn't make my character look like a walking comedy routine. Seriously, the nonsense excuse that children in school should where the official uniforms at allThe glitches, latency, and half-baked rig animations were bad, but none of those made me post this. Nintendo is apparently to blame for the backwards movement on character customization that has resulted in not a single outfit that doesn't make my character look like a walking comedy routine. Seriously, the nonsense excuse that children in school should where the official uniforms at all times is garbage. Throw that approach to game design on the pyre and keep it out of here.… Expand
  12. Mrang
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Es un juego repleto de muy buenas ideas innovadoras para la franquicia, pero terriblemente ejecutadas en un juego mediocre cuyo desarrollo apresurado dejo un nucleo jugable vacío y sin alma, Plagado de Bugs, un terrible rendimiento y un apartado gráfico y Artístico deplorables, de lo peor que ha tenido la saga y viendo otros juegos en switch este gráficamente parece un juego para androidEs un juego repleto de muy buenas ideas innovadoras para la franquicia, pero terriblemente ejecutadas en un juego mediocre cuyo desarrollo apresurado dejo un nucleo jugable vacío y sin alma, Plagado de Bugs, un terrible rendimiento y un apartado gráfico y Artístico deplorables, de lo peor que ha tenido la saga y viendo otros juegos en switch este gráficamente parece un juego para android del 2015… Expand
  13. HouseOfGriffon
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The game is barely playable on switch lite. The stuttering gets out of hand, trying to ride koraidon is a lost cause... pokemons and nocs disappear, and on top of those optimisation problems...
    It's ugly. The game feels zmpty and surface level. I am not far into the story so i can't talk about it, but there is a serious lack of depth in my opinion. The routes feel generic and bland, almost    The game is barely playable on switch lite. The stuttering gets out of hand, trying to ride koraidon is a lost cause... pokemons and nocs disappear, and on top of those optimisation problems...
    It's ugly. The game feels zmpty and surface level. I am not far into the story so i can't talk about it, but there is a serious lack of depth in my opinion. The routes feel generic and bland, almost as though they were proceduraly generated, and so bland, colorless and ugly due to poor textures. The picnic feature just doesn't give you thesame level of intolacy withyour pokemons. And now you can't go into houses. There is barely any interior places to expnore, scrapped for sure to make way for the development of open world. I looove open world, i love wandering aimlessly into samey looking scenery and bumping constantly into pokemons that i couldn't see cause of my riding pokemon's fat tail (sarcasm). And nail is the coffin are the ugly uniforms we are forced to wear. Uniforms are fine, but frol the country that popularized the schoolgirl aesthetic I expected better. We are dressed like every generic NPC. Embarassing.    … Expand
  14. Salmonguy
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    เกมดีนะแต่เฟรมเรทกากมากบัคก็เยอะชิบหาย
  15. Rott3n
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    It's going back to the same thing with pokemon year after year, they take a few steps forward and thousands of steps back, and it's sad to see that their biggest flaws aren't just in the graphics. The open world is dull and boring. The game is badly programmed and unfinished. As always the story is generic. In conclusion, don't waste your money.
  16. X_Ball_Z
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Dieses Spiel ist eine technischer Katastrophe! Pokemon ist das größte franchise der Welt und was Gamefreak damit anstellt ist einfach nur ein Witz! Jedoch gibt es 2 gute Punkte.

    1. Die Pokemon Die sind echt schön gemacht. Im Unterschied zu Legenden Arceus, laufen die auch endlich mal in der Gegend rum und reagieren auf das was man tut. 2. Die 3D Modelle Das muss man Pokemon anrechnen,    Dieses Spiel ist eine technischer Katastrophe! Pokemon ist das größte franchise der Welt und was Gamefreak damit anstellt ist einfach nur ein Witz! Jedoch gibt es 2 gute Punkte.

    1. Die Pokemon
    Die sind echt schön gemacht. Im Unterschied zu Legenden Arceus, laufen die auch endlich mal in der Gegend rum und reagieren auf das was man tut.

    2. Die 3D Modelle
    Das muss man Pokemon anrechnen, dass sie seit Arceus zumindest gelernt haben wie man 3D Modelle macht. Auch wenn die Animationen davon echt ein Witz ist und Bugiger nicht sein könnten.

    Alles in allem jedoch ist dieses Game die größte Frechheit die ich jemals gesehen habe. So etwas kannst du keinem.Pokemon Fan vorlegen ohne das er sich übergibt! Daher die 2er Bewertung Ich hoffe und wünsche mir das Gamefreak sich endlich mal Zeit für ihre Spiele nimmt, denn sie haben es echt nötig.    … Expand
  17. myllercardoso
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    The fun that this game should give us is overshadowed by the lack of care in the technical and visual construction of the game. Gamefreak was completely remiss in this release, the only feeling is disappointment.
  18. Saiyi
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Pokémon Escarlata y Púrpura son títulos skipeables que te venden una experiencia dinámica y de mundo abierto que luego no puede cumplir porque la consola no da más de sí. Está lleno de bugs y el rendimiento ralentiza tanto el juego que hace pesada la experiencia del jugador. Hay una mejora notoria en cuanto al decorado de los ambientes y las texturas del pelaje de los Pokémon está muy bienPokémon Escarlata y Púrpura son títulos skipeables que te venden una experiencia dinámica y de mundo abierto que luego no puede cumplir porque la consola no da más de sí. Está lleno de bugs y el rendimiento ralentiza tanto el juego que hace pesada la experiencia del jugador. Hay una mejora notoria en cuanto al decorado de los ambientes y las texturas del pelaje de los Pokémon está muy bien logrado. Se nota que le han puesto empeño al diseño de los Pokémon, pero hasta ahí. El juego tiene más fallos que puntos positivos y es una pena porque el juego sería mil veces más disfrutable sin esa bajada de FPS tan grandes y constantes. También que el juego se cierre constantemente y tenga tantos fallos de programación. Recomiendo explorar a pie que utilizar la montura para que el juego le de tiempo a cargar los Pokémon. De lo contrario, se queda un mundo vacío que te asaltan Pokémon que aparecen bajo tus pies. Pokémon Leyendas Arceus es la verdadera experiencia de mundo abierto y de exploración que debería seguir mimando Nintendo (o incluso zonas amplias como las vistas en Pokémon Espada y Escudo) y dejar la aventura por rutas a los juegos principales. Nada de mundos gigantescos que luego se sabe que no van a rendir bien por el año que tienen desarrollando cada juego principal de Pokémon.

    En conclusión: un juego roto y con un rendimiento inaceptable. Pretende ser un Pokémon Leyendas Arceus cuando el equipo de programación no está habituado trabajar en 3D ni puede terminar un proyecto tan ambicioso con la exigencia empresarial de año por desarrollo. Eso es literalmente IMPOSIBLE y siento que el equipo directivo lleva un tiempo que no tiene claro la EXPERIENCIA QUE QUIERE PLASMAR EN CADA NUEVA ENTREGA DE LOS JUEGOS PRINCIPALES, lo que hace que su continuidad parezca un popurrí de ideas beta que les da igual cómo quede con tal de que salga al mercado y sigan ganando dinero.    … Expand
  19. calikete97
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    El peor juego de Pokémon que he probado en mi vida en su lanzamiento. Deberían retirar el juego del mercado porque es una absoluta basura para la industria. Doy un 2 porque el diseño de los Pokémon nuevos son novedosos pero el juego es totalmente una aberración para el año en el que estamos.
  20. Ifli
    Nov 27, 2022
    2
    It's the first time I can't finish a pokemon game, and I've been playing pokemon since far away pokemon blue when I was a kid.

    I'm not talking about the bugs... they aren't the ones that make the gaming experience terrible, but rather the fact that the game doesn't make any effort to be satisfying, it exploits the love for the brand in a totally passive way without putting anything into    It's the first time I can't finish a pokemon game, and I've been playing pokemon since far away pokemon blue when I was a kid.

    I'm not talking about the bugs... they aren't the ones that make the gaming experience terrible, but rather the fact that the game doesn't make any effort to be satisfying, it exploits the love for the brand in a totally passive way without putting anything into it more to make you enjoy this adventure.

    Moreover technically and stylistically I believe without any doubt that they are the worst pokemon games in history.
    I can't find a positive aspect, 60 euros thrown away and extreme disappointment.    … Expand
  21. STONE_FUN
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Boring gameplay and huge technical problems makes this game probably the worst pokemon game of all time.
  22. jej1
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Unfinished game that doesn't run at all. Menus take seconds to load, and the buildings have almost no level of detail.

    The world is ugly and blurred, and the story is effectively still linear - just not guided. Gyms need to scale the number of pokemon to the number of badges - as it is stated happens in the anime. The final evolutions of the new starters are some of the ugliest pokemon    Unfinished game that doesn't run at all. Menus take seconds to load, and the buildings have almost no level of detail.

    The world is ugly and blurred, and the story is effectively still linear - just not guided. Gyms need to scale the number of pokemon to the number of badges - as it is stated happens in the anime.

    The final evolutions of the new starters are some of the ugliest pokemon in existence.

    It is shameful that the game was published in this state.    … Expand
  23. DrowsyKero
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    This is the worst Pokémon generation to date. The issues lie in many parts of the game, from the visuals, terrible world design, slow chugging gamplay, awful battle animations especially when coming off of Pokémon legends Arceus which had amazing animations, terastallizing is just the worst gimmick so far, the team star raids are pathetic (you just spam “R” and let your Pokémon just autoThis is the worst Pokémon generation to date. The issues lie in many parts of the game, from the visuals, terrible world design, slow chugging gamplay, awful battle animations especially when coming off of Pokémon legends Arceus which had amazing animations, terastallizing is just the worst gimmick so far, the team star raids are pathetic (you just spam “R” and let your Pokémon just auto battle everything, at this point what’s even the point in playing), the story is probably the worst of the series in my opinion and finally, my god is this game broken, it should never have been released this year!… Expand
  24. Yepes12
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Pokémon did it again. They managed to sell their playerbase a game with very little to offer, in a really bad state talking about gameplay, graphics and full of bugs, yet the regular fan is pleased.
  25. themaxi009
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Clearly the pokemon company has not been taking advantage of the nintendo switch at all. Its inadmisible presenting the new games with a cost of $60 USD and find yourself that the game has a lot to work on. I’ll ask for my refund.
  26. sookieceleste
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Story,open world, and characters are nice and the terastal mechanic is AWESOME *-*. But framerate drops,Bugs,bad graphics,lifeless world and the weird camera controls ruins the game for me. Game Freak is loosing credibility
  27. Bludnika
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    *Cyberpunk 2077 theme starts playing*
    15 fps, lags, awful graphics. But gameplay is good.
  28. Mais40
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Entretenido pero no se merece estar en switch igual en la gamecube o la wii porque los graficos y animaciones dan pena ademas la dificultad es basura.
  29. Kessler11
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    The real problems are not only FPS drops, Bugs/Glitches, PS1 graphics. The main one is that the whole world building is a mess, a great flop. Just take Platinum or DP as example: every city, even the smallest one, tells something of itself and its story. You can remember canalave for its library, or Eterna city for its statue or Celestic town for its cave. Scarlet & Violet cities are blankThe real problems are not only FPS drops, Bugs/Glitches, PS1 graphics. The main one is that the whole world building is a mess, a great flop. Just take Platinum or DP as example: every city, even the smallest one, tells something of itself and its story. You can remember canalave for its library, or Eterna city for its statue or Celestic town for its cave. Scarlet & Violet cities are blank and empty instead, just built to create some repetitive shop, they dont tell anything, they just stay there to fit an empty space. Pokemon series is literally dropping into a dummy brand that, at the very first, it was meant to have kids as main audience, but if a kid plays this game, his brain and eyes will be totally fooked. No lessons, no values, no morals.… Expand
  30. omovri
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    It came out incomplete. Its litterally unplayable and none can tell me otherwise,this game needed more developing time and they just wanted to be on schedule. I am disgusted by how my favourite childhood game became trash
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 118 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 56 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 60 out of 118
  3. Negative: 2 out of 118
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    60
    Not a bad game. It still has its solid core, new Pokémon, and what's worked for years continues to work. The open world is a questionable addition in my opinion. [Issue#324]
  2. VideoGamer
    Dec 14, 2023
    70
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the long-awaited step into a fully open-world, but one poorly implemented and marred by frustration. A compelling story and characters are a saving grace in what is ultimately a fun game, but Pokemon's attempts at modernising continue to fall disappointingly short.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    20
    A square wheel spins more smoothly and fluidly than this game. If three Pokémon or characters come into view at once, the whole game creaks and falters. Edge-off unplayable. And that's a shame. Because the addition of an open world is "on paper" a puffy idea to refresh the franchise. No more linear walking that takes you past gyms and ever stronger and different Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all. You can go wherever you want. With some tactics, you can take on some very tough challenges with Pokémon that aren't nearly strong enough. Fun! Except this game just wasn't ready. It's shameless that Nintendo and Game Freak are still throwing it on the market. Nevertheless: 10 million games sold in just three days.
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